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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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973.7 |
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Author:
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Larson, Erik |
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Title:
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The demon of unrest |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter-a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were "so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them." At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable-one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink-a dark reminder that we often don't see a cataclysm coming until it's too late"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780385348751 |
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(ebook) |
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(hardcover) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780385348744 |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780593735176 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us-sc |
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Classification number:
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E459 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20240331 |
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Classification number:
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973.7/11 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1954- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Erik Larson. |
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Edition statement:
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First edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York , NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Crown Publishers |
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Date of publication:
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2024 |
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Projected publication date:
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2406 |
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New York : |
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Crown, |
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[2024] |
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Extent:
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491 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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cr |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Formatted contents note:
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A boat in the dark -- The best of all worlds -- Treachery in the wind -- Precipice -- Journey -- Coercion -- Collision -- Fire! -- Epilogue : a toast -- Coda : blood among the tulip trees. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B&T 5/10/24 |
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Purchase price:
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35.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Personal name:
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Lincoln, Abraham, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1809-1865. |
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Subject:
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Presidents |
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Subject:
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USA |
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General subdivision:
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Election |
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Chronological subdivision:
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1860. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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Geographic name:
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United States |
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Geographic name:
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Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) |
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Geographic name:
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United States |
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General subdivision:
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History |
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General subdivision:
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Causes. |
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General subdivision:
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Siege, 1861. |
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General subdivision:
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Politics and government |
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Chronological subdivision:
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Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Chronological subdivision:
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1857-1861. |
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Main entry heading:
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Larson, Erik, 1954- |
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Edition:
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First edition. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Crown, [2024] |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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Demon of unrest |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2024008290 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780385348744 |
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acquire |
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ecip ebook |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2024-04-01 |
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LC online resource |
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2024-04-01 |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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53915 |
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